Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

what she had said

bother to explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was law.

bit her lip and slapped herself

cheek needed to

be a second slap, a third…

the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on

did as told.

wafted out when she lifted the

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s cooking again.

vegetative state were slim

12tiba wanted to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to push

chin up “Letitia, eat the

He wanted her to eat it?

Letitia said. Phedra brought this

Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she brings me”

up some

can do it

Open your mouth”

no choice but to

something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman

did so what? He couldn’t care less about her life or

was glad because she was hungry

an agreement while

closely It was a divorce

had just got mamed but he already wanted

his forehead on his

find the woman he had slept with that

then, Lebilia’s presence would be meaningless, because he would marry that

all her beauty had him unconsciously

Letitia agreed. “But I have

think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me to

“No”

wanted to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking for

Letitia knew his temper, but she had

began “Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it seemed?”

face darkened quickly like storm

dare

to die?